Based on data from similar medications, glucose levels typically return toward baseline after stopping treatment
however, hepatologists are not as familiar with GLP-1s because they are not historically within the portfolio of drugs that hepatologists routinely use
DOI: Published online: May 1, 2025 1 Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding author: Jae Hyun Bae Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea E-mail: [email protected] Copyright 2025 Korean Diabetes Association This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License ( which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Key Takeaways Semaglutide can start to show effects within the first week, with noticeable weight loss often seen within 4 to 5 months